Альбом Better Than Ezra

Lay your hands on the ocean
Lay your hands on the sea
You touch the heart with words
Oooh you satisfy me
You satisfy me

And then you took in hand
Pricked by poisoned pin
Painted the world one color
Oooh you drew me in
You draw me in

We won't read the end
Ezra Pound

And if you say a prayer
Please say one for me
And if you light a candle, baby
Please light... light one for me

Did he say he loved you?
Will you still get through?
Did he say he loved you?
Will you still be...
Will you still be true?

We won't read the end
[Will you still be true?]
Ezra Pound

You take Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein
Put 'em all together and what do you find?
Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein
You put 'em all together and what do you find?
Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein
Put 'em all together

I said sticks and stones can break my bones
But this world can never hurt me
I said sticks and stones can break my bones
But this world
This world can never hurt me

We won't read the end
World can't never hurt me
[Ezra Pound]

We won't read the end
World can't never hurt me
Oooh yeah, Ezra Pound

Down in the mess where I wanna be
Stop and find the things that you have not found
Oh, you can never found

[We won't read the end]
[Ezra Pound]

I ain't everything

Well they almost had you down
I was beat back, look in the mirror and
Like your thoughtless mother
I'm not bound to walk in your footsteps
Well this has gotta change
I can't go on with the nine to five
I gotta rearrange
Lord, I swear it's gotta change

And no-one ever dreams about selling cars or waiting bars
I won't become like that one

I believe you should be gone
Happy dreams at the CDU (repeat)

Well your world was crashing down
You decided to leave town
(spiders?) in your vein
What a shame
When it feels like something's gone wrong in your life
You can try
Try and open up your life now
Try and open up to me

Yet the market rise, and the futures dive alone
I won't become like that one

I believe you should be gone
Happy dreams at the CDU

Well I'm drivin' in my car
And I'm not supposed to know
I admit that I was wrong
But I'm not that sorry
And I walk a crooked line
But it won't be shaped like that one

I believe you should be gone

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(Written by Kevin Griffin)

Well I'm watchin' Geraldo on TV
And I'm thinkin' about you and me
About you and me

But ya talk too much
And ya say too little
And ya think too hard
You were gonna tremble
Yet ya talk too much
And ya say too little
And ya think too hard
You were gonna tremble

Well you're dancing with the pole-ends and us
And I'm thinkin' about you and me
About you and me

Chorus

I believe in
I believe this thing
I can't take it anymore
This could be the end of something
This could be the start of something new
This could be the end of something...

Well I'm watchin' Geraldo on TV
And I'm thinkin' about you and me
About you and me

Chorus

Yet ya talk too much
And ya say too little
And your eyes are wide

Discarded, left behind
Paper-cups and sour wine
Candlewax, table cloth
Try to wash, it won't come off
Ticket stubs and movie scenes
Dustin Hoffman has gangrene
Ferris-wheel in the park
City lights after dark

Well I'm goin' home when I find the girl
Makes me forget what I should have done
In winter coats
In winter coats
In winter coats
In winter
Lives are fallin' fast in line
The words make sense
But they don't seem to rhyme

Risin' tide, ocean breeze
Crashin' waves, askin' please
Listen to the radio
Singin' with the songs you know
Time passing, memory fades
Forget about the plans we made
Decisions wrap the coat up tight
We keep it safe from the light

But I'm goin' home when I find the girl
Makes me forget what I should have not
In winter coats
In winter coats
In winter coats
In winter
Lives are fallin' fast in line
The words make sense
But they don't seem to rhyme

[Take it, Joel]

But I'm goin' home where I'll find the girl
That we won't forget what we should have not
In winter coats
In winter coats
In winter coats
In winter
Lives are fallin' fast in line
Our words make sense
But we don't seem to rhyme
We don't seem to rhyme
We don't seem to rhyme

I been waitin',
Waitin' is the hardest part.
Lyin' sleepless,
Thinkin 'bout you in the dark.

I can ponder,
What was like a coiled in Spring.
And the memory was just fadin now,
I close my eyes and it's you I see.

I made a promise that I can't keep,
I close my eyes and I can't sleep.
Cause you -
Hold me down,
Hold me down,
Hold me down,
Hold me down.

I been drivin',
Drivin' by your house at night.

I been walkin',
Walkin' in the pale moonlight.

I been balled up,
What was like a coiled up spring.

And the memory is just fadin' now,
I close my eyes and it's you I see.
I made a promise that I can't keep,
I close my eyes and I can't sleep.

Cause you -
Hold me down,
Hold me down,
Hold me down,
Hold me down.

Go into the grave with you.

I made a promise that I can't keep,
I close my eyes and I can't sleep.

Cause you -
Hold me down,
Hold me down,
Hold me down,
Hold me down,
Hold me down,
Hold me down,
Hold me down,
Hold me down.

The last thing I remember was her face,
As I put her in the shallow grave.
She said, "Hold me down,"
Hold me down,
Hold me down,
Hold me down.

I wanna know what's inside
I slip into your house
Well I can't take for granted
How your bones are planted
What things appear to be
They're just illusions to me
I wanna get inside and move around
I wanna get inside and swirm all around

Ohhhhh...

This is my work of art
Pull back the skin
Rearrange the bones

The ground beneath the grass
The truth behind the lie
The love between the hate
Woah, but it's the skin you see
And it's the skin you want

This is my work of art
Pull back the skin
Rearrange the bones

It's not the skin that matters
It's not the skin that matters
It's not the skin, it's the bones

Don't lay your troubles on me
When you refuse to see
One hundred years from now
It's the bones you'll see
On hundred years from now
What's left of you and me

This is my first... hell-no
Pull back the skin
Blow upon the bones

Hold your hand up to the light
Hold your lies up to the light
Hold your hate up to the light

The sigh
The color
Chestnut skin
And ends alone you hide the color
That's inside a hundred rivers
Here divide your heart in two
Just like the land, so many pieces that don't fit
That make a cloth for her to wear
She mends the rip
But you still see the tear

And if you bring to me
You bring in flowers from the scene
Red and blue haze
A purple light
It brings the shadows to the light

And the rain falls down and hits the ground
Make the proper things and you'll find
Like this bird on the scene
[She can]
You can do anything
[She can find]
Like this bird on the scene
[She can do it]
And you'll find
[And you'll find]

The sigh
The color
Chestnut skin
And ends alone you hide the color
That's inside a hundred rivers
Here divide your heart in two
Just like the land, so many pieces that don't fit
But make a cloth for her to wear
She mends the rip
But you still see the tear

And the rain falls down and hits the ground
[She can... she can find]
Make the proper things and you'll find
[She can do it and you'll find]
Like this bird on the scene
[She can]
You can do anything
[She can find]
Like this bird on the scene
[She can do it, and you'll find]
And you'll find

Wait up for me
If I fall behind
Wait up for me

And the rain falls down and hits the ground
[She can... she can find]
Make the proper things and you'll find
[She can do it and you'll find]
Like this bird on the scene
[She can]
You can do anything
[She can find]
Like this bird on the scene
[She can do it, and you'll find]

We can find
We can find
We can do it
And you'll find

We can find
We can find
We can do it

Well, how the times have changed
Lookin' back it seems so clear now
Everything you wanted in your life
Everything is certain, try and understand
Put a checklist on your wall
I am not what you think I should be

But you're makin' amends, with your circle of friends
And you're trying to fit me to their mold
Yes you're makin' amends, through your circle of friends
And you're trying to fit me to their mold

When you're trying to make decisions
Will you try to water this thing down
Look up once in a while, you see it's not so clear
The things you believe in are the things that's worth keepin'
You make a promise, stand right by your words

But you're makin' amends, through your circle of friends
And you're trying to fit me to their mold

Your circle of friends
Your circle of friends

Baby,
It's so close
Heart to heart
We won't be torn apart
Lately it's so hard
Try to feel my way in the dark

CHORUS
Still I question, wonder why
The world is spinnin' round and round
Half the time I'm upside down
Nothin' holds a castle to build to the ground
Yes, I'm spinnin' round and round
Half the time I'm upside down
Forgive me if I hold onto you to touch the ground

Will I go spinnin' round?
Stranger days have come
Delta's goin, goin, gone
They've made a hole for the sun
Crazy, it may seem
But reality has become a dream

CHORUS

Changin' times for changin' minds
Oooh, it's the patchwork quilt
Made of pieces that don't fit
So, excuse me if I keep falling down
A dizzy world makes dizzy plans
Defy a dizzy man

Lay down your hair,
The blue in your hair.
Hold everything,
That you have in your life.

And I think you'll find
That I'm not sure what this means.
When you realize
You start lettin' go of things.

Burnin the map,
Lightin you up.

Light comes again,
And it burns where you lie.
Laughin' it off,
So hard you could cry.

And I think you'll find
That I'm not sure what this means.
When you realize
You start lettin' go of things. Ah-ha!

And I'm waitin in my car,
I've forgotten where I turn.
When I looked into the lights,
And I really should be gone.

Light comes again,
That you hide in your lie.
Hold it so close,
That you feel you could die.

Well, I call the shots,
And I know what you feel.
Into the light,
You die at the wheel.

And I think you'll find
That I'm not sure what this means.
When you realize

Here's a story...
I took a country ride one day
When the rivers froze and the sun began to grey
It was rainin'
I lost control and hit a tree
Well, when I looked up
Saw a house in front of me
Well, she let me in
There was magic in her eyes
I wish I could have seen through her disguise

And you...
Sharpen your horns
Light up the night
Twisting your tongue
And it leaves you up in the air
Sharpen your horns
Light up the night
Twisting your tongue
And it leaves you up in the air

Well, she's wearing
A green crystal round her neck
Yes, it helps her with her concentration
And she's chanting
Her words are healing my cracked head
But the meaning defies explanation

And you...
Sharpen your horns
Light up the night
Twisting your tongue
And it leaves you up in the air
Sharpen your horns
Light up the night
Twisting your tongue
And it leaves you up in the air

Maid of fire
I gave my life to her
Made a pact I had to keep
I sold my soul to her
Tricked by a devil girl
I sold my soul to her

Time is runnin' down
I could be crazy!
Man, I sold my soul for seven years of fame
But I'm lookin' back
And I'm thinkin' maybe
The mark you make
The claim you stake
These are the things remembered when you're gone

Sharpen your horns
Light up the night
Twisting your tongue